Greek Compound suffixes

-emia, -hemia (anemia)

condition of the blood, congestion of blood

-logy (biology)

science of, systematic study of

-lysis (hydrolysis)

dissolution of or by

-mania (kleptomania)

madness for or about

-pathy (neuropathy)

disease of, treatment of disease of or by

-phobia (claustrophobia)

abnormal fear of

-therapy (chemotherapy)

treatment of or by

-tomy (appendectomy)

surgical operation on, surgical cutting of

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-uria

condition of the urine

-genous, -genic (photogenic)

producing, produced

-hedron (dodecahedron)

solid figure having a specified number of faces

-iasis (psoriasis)

diseased condition; often refers to an infestation by parasites

-meter (thermometer)

instrument for measuring, measure

-metry (geometry)

art or science of measuring

-nomy (astronomy, economy)

science of, system of laws governing

-oecious

having a house or dwelling

-philous, -philic (hydrophilic)

loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of

-plasty

formation, plastic surgical operation

-rrhea (diarrhea)

abnormal flow or discharge of

-stomy (tracheostomy)

the making of a surgical opening